thunderstorms. windy conditions behind that. so three big news events as far as flooding and fires go, all weather related. one in a very wet environment, another in a very dry and windy environment. of course, very different places but nonetheless, drastic effects by that. we'll talk more about that in a little bit. >> as you point out, tropical storm hermine considered, obviously, a lesser storm and doing more damage than earl. >> and, you know, texas has a history of this, unfortunately. we'll try to get that rain out of there for them today. >> rob, thanks so much. we'll talk you to soon. we're following developments in pakistan this morning. devastating floods there impacting the lives of millions of people. angelina joe lee is in pakistan as part of the u.n. humanitarian mission there. sanjay gupta is going to talk with her. we'll air a portion of that interview in our 8:00 a.m. hour. >> still to come, the president trying to jump-start the economy. he's taking his message on the